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HALF OF SESSION
OF LEGISLATURE IS
GOMPERS AND SON CELEBRATE GOLD AND SILVER ANNIVERSAR IES
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Oregon legislature lii'ti'iui t lit stji'oiitl
week of its session here todiiv with
consideration of the "bono dry" ab
solute rth ihil iin measure bv the
house uj" i-e)ii-eseutiilives us llie. main
work of the day. The bill lias been
1'aviiiably reported by a .joint senate
and Iioum inniiltee on uleoholie
t ra! lie and it was expected to pass
both houses with hut a handful of
votes east against it.
A fijiht which promised early in the
session to develop sipuiiist the emerg
ency clause in the measure, which
would make it effective immediately
upon passnire and approval by (Jov
ernor Withycombe, has not material
ized. If any amendments are offer
ed they will he minor in character, ae
coidin to members of the committee.
New Insurance- Code.
A new insurance code, revising all
the insurance laws of the state, will
be back J'rnm the joint insurance
fiimiiiiltee some time this week, U is
expected, but not until after a public
1 bearing on fire insurance cIuuscr has
bt en held here Tuesday; The com
mittee is -jiiiii'' into the matter thor
oughly, civilly; all opportunities to
express opinions in order that no
amendment will be offered when the
code is ini roduced.
Virtually the only opposition voiced
so far has been on the nm"li,, (i'
state supervision of rates.
Historical Society.
One bill yet to he presented to the
(";! la I u iv is lo provide adequate
ipmrtcrs for the valuable records of
the Oregon Historical society. The
bill, it is saitl, will not provide for a
new builtlinir, but will appropriate
enou;:b money to equip quarters in the
Portland Muuicipiit Auditorium, now
under construction. The bill will
probably be presented early this week,
lie fore Wednesday, the last day on
which measures can be presented.
OF
VASHIXC'.TO.V, .Inn. 20. The war
department was notified today in dis
patches from General Funston that
the withdrawal of the American pun
itive expedition into Mexico was pro
gressing satisfactorily and the last
troops slionM cross the border next
.Monday.
A Matoaiont made ptthlic said:
"Ger.einl Pershing's movement con-
ti'iucs without incident and accord
ing to schedule, lie will probably
cross the border a weeU from today."
The text of the withdrawal order
is withheld by the department but it
is known that It contains specific di
rections for the conduct of the move
ment.
DESERTER WD 10
MADIilD, Jnn. jn.A man arrest
ed for the allevd attempt to wreck
King Alfonso's train has been identi
i UmI us liafael Dura Floriot, a de
serter from a regiment stationed nt
Malni:;). According to some reports,
the bars of lead foiitiil on the track
had fallen or were stolen from a
freight train returning from the mines
at Linares, ami ihcir presence iu the
piilh of the royal train wa purely ac
cidental. SELL SILVER COIN
-MANILA. Jim. 20. A hill bus been
introduced in llie legislature iiuthor
izimr the sale of l.s.imn.Oiin silver
pois now held in I lie ;overnmcnt
vaults nt Corretridor, ut n profit of
Sl.'J.'iO.Win. The hill, which -ocin-ocrtain
of pasa::c, nienns tlint lu-re-nl'tcr
tile Maud's silver certificates
will he u'liaranlccd by old. After
s h frt the bill will o In I're.-ideiit
Wilson lor approval.
FOOL ROBBERS TRY
TO ROB NEWSPAPER
I .OS OATOS. Cnl.. Jan. !..1-hcr-
carried away the office -nfe of
the newspaper Mail-News early to
day. There wen in it with book
and record-. The safe would rciiuiio
three men to lilt it. It lias not been
SAl.KM, Or., Jan. 'JO. Half of the
11H7 session of the Oregon legisla
ture was completed Saturday. When
the second half opened it found sen
ators and representatives turning to
the task of completing the tasks bo
gun during the past twenty days of
t he session.
llone Dry Hill.
Several important measures have
been started on their way to the code
books. The "bone dry" absolute pro
hibition bill is considered practically
passed by both senate and house of
representatives, an insurance eod? is
beini; considered, several sets of laws
providing for construction of an Ore
gon highway syMem has been intro
duced nnd irrigation laws approved by
the Oregon irrigation congress are
amon the measures to he considered.
Also both houses are at work cut
ting down expenses and committees
are drnwine; up measures which will
consolidate some state departments
and eliminate others, thus reducing
the budget to the limit prescribed by
the ti per cent limitation amendment.
State Beo Inspector.
Oregon counties east oi' the Cas
cade mountains are to be supplied
with n state bee inspector, if a bill
introduced by Denton 0. liurdick of
liedniond becomes a law. Creation of
the office of bee inspector and the
provisions in the bill providing for
suppression of diseases peculiar to
honey makers have been requested by
eastern Oregon npinsts whose stands
have suffered from depredations of
"foul' Hwiirtns, Mr. Burdick fiaid in
inlroducinr the hill.
KEni.lN, Jan. 29. The German
government today handed to United
States Ambassador Clerard its answer
in the case of the British steamer
Trater Itack, says the Oversea3 -News
agency. Tho reply Is as follows:
"The steamer wn.s stopped by a
Gorman submarine on November 111
last. The crew left upon signal,
without further complications with
the Khip and sailed away from the
steamer in the boats. The ship was
then searched and sunk as a hostile
vessel."
The foregoing evidently refers to
the British steamer Trevarraek, re
ported sunk in a Lloyd's Shipping
agency announcement of November
17 last. The Travarrack was a ves
sel of 209S tons gross, built in 1912,
and owned by St. Ives.
LONDON', Jan. 29. Russia Is ex
periencing famine in the midst of
plenty, according to an undated ar
ticle in the Timos from a correspond
ent In that country. The article re
fers chiefly, but not exclusively to
Petrograd and Moscow. The writer
believes that there Is food enough In
Russia to supply tho entire popula
tion for two years but owing to the
inadequacy of the railroads, the lack
of organization and co-ordination in
distribution, the people In some dis
tricts find it difficult ad even Impos
sible to get supplies.
The people of Petrograd have to
stand In line for many hours to ob
tain meat, bread, milk, sugar, vege
tables. The thermometer In the cap
ital is sometimes twenty below zero.
LARGEST FUR SALE
ST. I.Ot'IS, Mo.. Jan. -J!!. What
local dcaleo ay will be the lurut t
fur -ale the world ever lia -ecu he
van here today. IVlts valued at three
million dollar' will be old nt auction
duriii!: Hie week. More than 11(10
men-hant- have sent word tliev ex
pected to attend.
Two th.iu-and Ala-kn seal -kin-will
be offetc.l for sale by the Tailed
Siate-'oM'i-nnient. A live r-ilver fox
uill be auctioned off and is exic ted
to briliL' at Ica-t ."II0.
Iluyci- rcitrc-cntinv firm- in IIus--ia.
Knuland. France, (termanv. Can
ada and the 1'nitcd State- are utteinl-
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Samuel fimiiers, piH'silent of (he Aillel'lenii Feileriitlon of ljihor, mid Ills sou, Sauiliel J., eelbnitiyl their
liold mitt silver vvetldiiiK anniversaries today. The yoliiiiei (ionliels is u buivali chief in the V. S. depart
ment of labor, lie and Ins nife are shown between (he labor chief and hi s wife. This is the Intest photograph
of (lie (j'ompei's family.
NKW YOltK, Jim. "JH. Samuel lie would lenve better labor conditions kind because of imperative duties
(lumpers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, rceeived'ono of
the greatest ovations id' his career
when he arose to speak early today
at the close of a testimonial dinncr
attended by more than 100(1 labor
leaders from nil parts of the count rv.
Mr. (lumpers ured organized work
men to think about peace, to work for
peace ami to pray for peace.
"Labor stands with its shoulders
squared,' he said, 'not defiant, but
determined. The protest nu'ainst con
ditions that wort: hardships must nut
be diverted for a moment."
The labor leader declared that while
he could leave his children no fortune.
INSURANCE TREND OF
THE PRESENT DAY
Mr. C. C. McCurcb. manager of tho
McCurdy Agoncy, who maintain of
fice?. In the Medf.inl Xutlonal Bank
buildl'is, whllo dhousfiinp yesterday
th. interesting development an J
scope of tho coverage offered by In
surance companies of toihiy, had the
following to say:
"Jnsuranee protection, In the form
of iimmcial indemnity, ia oTcrod .o
lay tc reimburse loss tbrough all dis
asters common enough to wiahlo tho
establishment of a lo?s ral'o upon
which a justifiable premium rate inny
be arrived at.
"Tho science of insuraneo under
writing is founded upon tho law of
averages. Until the hazards of the
automobile Cor example, became or
dinary enough to classify nnd cumu
late, the majority of insurance com
panies wore extremely wary.
"Personal accident nnd health in
surance Is a comparatively new line;
the first accident policy was Issued
!ess than thirty years ao, health in
surance at that time being declared
an impossibility. The experimental
stage has been passed Ions ago, how
ever, and this protection bids fair to
become the most essential of all in
surable subjects, the loss of time.
"Loss of use insurance, through
fire or other accidents. Is now oCfered
to tenants and owners of business
buildings and private dwellings, re
imbursing the tenant for suspension
of business during repairs and to
owners for loss of rent during tho
same, period.
"Liability insurance, indemnifying
against claims for personal Injuries
sustained, is offered in various forms
to the many occupations and pursuits
that have need tor such protection.
This indemnity Is a safeguard against
unfair claims and becomes a ready
asset In event of a true plea. Auto
mobile liability Insurance Is carried
by all motorists in large cities and
thickly populated districts and Is be
coming more sought after every
where for the reason that accidents
Increase as the use of care increase
and the neod of such Indemnity Is
noted oftencr.
"It is becoming apparent to the
people of today that their unprotect
ed assets may inadvertently become
liabilities and the Institution of In
surance, by applying the law of
averages, allows them to get from
under."
BUTTE FALLS
ti. V. Ihiki-r u-rnl oat to MaL'le
I'oint ami I'.niu u-boro Saturday on
bn-inc-s and walked home Sunday
afteriioi'ii.
I'a-h and 1'iank P.i-hnp left Satur
day for the valley.
liev. Sn.il li preached in the Pre--hyteriau
chiir.-li Monday evening.
AU in Gregory h-fi lor his home
near Albany Tin-day.
it. I). Stock moved his hoii-idi.dd
good- out to Medlord Thur-itav.
Harry l. Mill- nciit out to .Medford
Tne-day on bu-ine--, returning on
Tlimsdny.
Mr-. A. 11. l'.ilwards returned on
Thur-dav t" a bii-inc-- trip to
Medlord.
Charlie I'atton came down from llie
at
4 K
I under which tliey would not find it so
liurd to li-e, as lie had found it when J
he first entered tlie industrial field.
After every reat time of strife nnd
destruction, he said, thei-e was eorre
spoudint; reaction which affected the
mass of the people.
The dinner marked his bTtli nnni
versary of birth, the completion of his
fifty years of service in the en use of
union labor nnd his golden wedding
inniversarv. President Wilson sent a
letter of proctitis '! congratulation.
In expressing regret for his inability
to attend the dinner, the president
said: "rnhappily I have been obliged
to deny myself every pleasure of this
at home, returning Thursday after
noon. James Amir nnd little son left
Thursday for their home nl Weed nf-
ter a week's visit with the Jones'
here.
Will Hughes went up to his trap
ping line Thursday.
Jack t'ndzow went out lo Medford
Tuesday, returning Thursday.
The school girls all gathered nt the
home of Miss Noma Stewart and went
in on Miss Velum Morris as a sur
prise Friday evening. Thev called in
a few of llie doys and (lie evening was
spent in dancing uml taffy pulling.
Kvery one hud n good time.
GOLD HILL NUGGETS
Mr. ami .Mrs. ('. M. Ii'iehardson ar
rived Sunday morning from Ohio for
a visit with their daughter, Mrs.
Frank Chihlcr-. and hu-hnnd on Sar
dine creek. They will probably per
manently reside here if conditions
suit.
Mrs. I,. (I. Walker, formerly Miss
Millie Hodges of Ibis place, but now
residing ut I lit- Untie Creek ranch, oat
from Fugle Point, came Sunday for
a short visit with her mother, Mrs.
Isora I lodges, and sister-.
Mrs. Mao Avery, lately of Coiiuillc,
dr., although a past resident of I li is
place, surprised a number id' her
lricnds by coining in on tnun No. 15
Tuesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. George I.ance were
Medford visitors Sunday.
.Mr. and .Mrs. Charles Weed spent
Hie week end nt the home of Mr.
Heed's father, 11. I). Iteed, and wife.
Dean Dillcy, local freight agent,
-pent Sunday with H. A. Tibbils and
family at Myrtle Creek, Or. It will
be remembered that Mr. Tibbits was
only recently transferred from the
local S. P. station to the one nl Myr
tle Creek, li. G. Jones is now local
agent.
Miss Opal Gihnore of Ashland vis
ited her grandmother, Mrs. F. J. Me
Intyre, Wednesday and Thursday.
Mrs. C. H. ISowmnn returned the
first of Inst week from Weed. Cnl.,
where she had -pent Hie week pre
vious with her -mi-, Koy ami John
llowmau.
ine pcopie oi uoiu nut were very
glad to hear that at the Grants Pass
election held Saturday for the form
ing of mi ii : iL'iilien di-drift, carried
by n vote of :i." to 5. Ai a recent
election held at lioek Point a similar
dislricl was formed by n vole of J"
to S. Several survey crews have been
investigating the feasibility of the
propo-ed project. The water is to he
taken from Itogue river, nbout three
and a half mile-, above Gold Hill. The
ditch will he about ten feet wide at
the bottom ami twenty at Hie top.
Ifcv, It. A. Iliitchin-oit has an
nounced a- his topic for next Sunday
ni-jht at the M. I., chinch. 7 :.')() p. m.,
"Tiic fin ulest l i.i.l in lli-tory. His
topi,- last Sunday evening of "A Ilalf
liakcr Cake" was very intcre-ling and
woi thy it larger atletnlaiicc.
J. Warren Keriigaii will uppenr in
the movies at the Cicmus theater next
Friday and Saturday nights in "A
Pnol of Flame," a drama of five reel-,
bc-idc two roe'- ,,f ), g ' the
King," leaiiiriiiL- Grace Ciiiinid and
Francis Ford,
George Iver-on is busy filling in hi--pare
tunc making III) inlaid b.i-e ft.
the hand-oleo inlaid table .,p hi- unide
--iiie time ago, ciit. lining FtJU picees
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which full upon me every day while
tlie congress is in session.
The speakers iueludl Jumes Dun
can, vice-president (if the American
Federation of Labor; Hugh Frayne.
general organizer; Frank Morrison,
secretary; Warren S. Stone, grand
chief of the Hrotherhood of Locomo
tive engineers; John Mitchell, chair
man of the New York State industrial
commission ; Alton It. Parker anil
several others.
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The Million Dollar Cigar
M."A." GUNST & COMPANY
1NCORPORATKD
SAl.KM, Jan. '"I Today is the
'oiiimeucemeut of the lust hull' of the
legislative session, and from now on
things are expected to move alone;
merrily. I'p to now this session has
been marked for its nl--oiu,e of ora
torical outbursts, but this perhaps is
nilltc.l for bv tho fact that thoi-ij
have been no bills, witli the possible
exception ot one or two, that have
been of enough importance to wage a
fight on.
The first bill to come up for con-
sideratiou today is the bone dry bill,
which comes up for final passage by
the house. Large niuabcrs of dry ml -
vocalcs are on hand and will watch
the action of the house closely oil this
lull. It is felt that there will be some
opposition to some of the clauses eon -
taincd in llie bill, and il may be pos -
sible that the house will have to go
into a committee of the whole to
amend Hie bill so that it will meet with
the satisfaction of Ihe various forces.
Probably the next bill of impor
tance that will come up, either loday
or tomorrow, will be the ltogne river
fish bill. That a fight will develop
over Ibis bill is expected, hut there
does not appear to hp enough opposi-
.V;;.,,atve
yTo our good friends who
have purchased OWL Cigars
by the half-dozen we make
this announcement only
under, the pressure which
rising costs. have exerted
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In the face of a 60 increase in' V
the cost of OWL leaf, together, with ;
heavy advances in the costs of labor ;
and materials, OWL cannot be sold
at 6 for 25c and retain its present i
standard of quality. v:
We know " O WL's friends well ,
enough to believe they will to a man :
prefer an unchanged OWL at 5c ',
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SKATTLK, Jan. 29. Iteprosenta
tives of the sheriff, prosecutor anc''.
coroner of King county, went todaji
to Auburn, where the bodies of foui'i'-
j children, abed from ten to five, wercj;
luuiui .veMieruuy in me uurninK nomtiv
of their father, S. A. Hewitt. Artf
Innuest will be helit tnrinv. It wnsg,-:
rnoi-leil tlint itia uWntlo nf lhB aMI.
' dren had been fractured by a blunfi
Instrument, and a further examinaf
Hon will be mudo to determine this
maimer of their death. Hewitt, wlufe
was arrested In Auburn, is in thifi
county jail with no charge ngalns
him. Tho mother of the children, whe;
' was separated from her husband
is in Kverett, where she has been
working as a domestic servant. Sin
; says she was obliged to leave liei
1 husbnnd becauao ho beat her; that
1 she left home during one of Ilia trip
'on tho Northern Pacific railroad a
brakeman, because of a premonitioi
that It would not be safe for hen
to bo at home when ho returned.
tion in the house to defeat its puss
age. It is also quite pnssiblo that
several minor changes will have to hi
made in the hill as it now stands be
fore it comes up for final passage.
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